Jerusalem has fallen. The temple, palace and homes are plundered, burned and destroyed. The people are taken captive to Babylon, and it seems as though all hope is lost. This deportation is what God promised would happen, and God always fulfills his promises. The text is devastating in its description of loss, but even in the loss, the seeds of the hope of Christ are sewn.
Seeing Christ in the Old Testament: Wreckage of Loss, Seeds of Hope
2 Kings 25
July 1, 2018 • Murray Lee
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